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by Virginia
Thu Jan 28, 2016 2:45 pm
Forum: Relationships
Topic: Letting go of hangups from past abuse
Replies: 2
Views: 1976

Letting go of hangups from past abuse

Hello, I've come here a couple times now with questions about coping with past abuse and fears about sexual stuff, and now I have a question that's more geared towards how to function in a healthy relationship. For some background, I was sexually abused by an authority figure at my school when I was...
by Virginia
Fri Jan 01, 2016 7:10 pm
Forum: Abuse & Assault
Topic: How to be there for a male victim
Replies: 2
Views: 2621

How to be there for a male victim

I've tried to find answers to this question for a while now but I really haven't found that many sources on the internet that talk about male victims of abuse. I'm hoping someone here can give me some perspective and advice so I can best know how to handle this. For some background, I'm a 21 year ol...
by Virginia
Fri Jan 01, 2016 6:33 pm
Forum: Bodies
Topic: How Easy or Hard is it for you to love your body?
Replies: 18
Views: 12822

Re: How Easy or Hard is it for you to love your body?

It's so hard for me to even like my own body. Gaining weight is among my worst fears. I'm 5' 8" and 125 pounds. I spent a long time in high school eating only 500 calories a day and burning all those off with exercise. I was heartbroken when I'd never reach below 117. It's been years since then...
by Virginia
Fri Jan 01, 2016 1:50 pm
Forum: Sex & Sexuality
Topic: I feel slutty for enjoying it and selfish for being scared
Replies: 5
Views: 6381

Re: I feel slutty for enjoying it and selfish for being scared

Thanks for answering, everyone. I really like the advice of really asking what being slutty actually means. If a "slut" is a woman who enjoys sex and wants it frequently (which I do and is why I call myself slutty), then by that logic the opposite must be a true. A "good and pure"...
by Virginia
Thu Dec 31, 2015 1:23 am
Forum: Sex & Sexuality
Topic: I feel slutty for enjoying it and selfish for being scared
Replies: 5
Views: 6381

I feel slutty for enjoying it and selfish for being scared

I'm a 21 year old straight female and am currently in a very happy relationship with my boyfriend. This is the healthiest romantic relationship I've ever had and the only physically intimate relationship that has not been abusive. I was sexually abused when I was a preteen/young teenager by an older...